Responding to the Rail Minister Jo Johnson’s speech in which he called for an end to diesel only trains by 2040, Mark Phillips, Chief Executive of RSSB, the Rail Safety and Standards Board, said: “We welcome the Minister’s ambition to reduce carbon emissions from the...

'Nothing is off-limits' in Network Rail plan20 September 2015 Last updated at 00:02 BST from the BBC at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34290826The rail boss asked by the government to come up with a revival plan for Network Rail has told the BBC that everything is on the...

30 October 2014 Last updated at 03:01 from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29821695Rail users should get a seat in 20 minutes says minister Ms Perry said many stations were "seething" with passengersRail passengers should not have to stand for more than 20 minutes during a journey,...

Labour to allow cooperatives and mutuals to run railway franchisesShadow transport team also to confirm manifesto pledge to give public sector and private operators same bidding rights Severin Carrell, Scotland correspondent The Guardian, Monday 28 July 2014...

from: http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2014/03/can-the-government-avoid-another-rail-fiasco-before-2015/ Can the government avoid another rail fiasco before 2015? 25 March 2014 16:22 Sebastian Payne GNER train on the East Coast Line soon after British Rail was...

Rail plans could create 4400 jobs- last updated Thu 14 Jun 2012 The government has been urged to give the go-ahead to three rail projects costing £60m because they could create more than 4,400 new jobs and boost the West Midlands economy by more than £370m a year.The region’s...